23
Qiana knelt outside the mansion for a day and a night before collapsing.
She awoke in her apartment, her parents arguing outside.
“Let’s take her home. She won’t listen. She’ll run off again. Let’s take her home while she’s still unconscious!”
her mother urged.
Her father agreed.
The moment the door opened, Qiana fled, barefoot, grabbing her phone.
She didn’t know who else to turn to; Ethan and Mason had been so cold.
In desperation, she remembered me.
That’s it! Lanie is kind and compassionate; she’ll forgive me!”
She boarded a train to LA to find me.
Ethan and Mason learned of her plan and sent people to stop her, preventing her from seeing me.
chance
They hadn’t had a chance to see Lanie yet; Qiana couldn’t get there first.
Ethan and Mason’s men discovered several teams of bodyguards Zoe Jackson had sent to watch them.
They were on their home turf.
Mason’s men, in a show of defiance, ambushed Zoe Jackson’s men, injuring them and sending them back to Jackson’s residence as a warning.
Ethan also deployed men in Miami to ensure they wouldn’t be caught off guard again.
This was Ethan and Mason’s fifth attempt to apologize to my aunt.
“Aunt, we’re truly sorry. We’ve realized our mistakes. We’ve let go of Lanie. We just want to attend her wedding… as her older brothers, that’s all,”
Ethan said insincerely.
Mason nodded earnestly, trying to look innocent.
“Aunt, please grant us this small wish. We’ve known Lanie for so long; we don’t want to miss her wedding.”
“Not being together is fine; we’ve accepted that. Even if she chose between Ethan and me, one of us would be heartbroken.”
“But we don’t want to miss her wedding. Please, Aunt, help us.”
My aunt hesitated.
She knew about their actions.
She couldn’t make decisions for me.
But she’d watched them grow up and couldn’t remain completely unmoved.
Their repeated pleas had worn her down.
She sighed deeply. “You two… I can only ask Lanie. I can’t guarantee her response.”
Grateful, Ethan and Mason thanked her profusely.
After they left, my aunt hesitated before texting me.
“Lanie, Ethan and Mason want to attend your wedding. What do you think… should they come?”
